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Windows Desktop Gadgets – Bring back the classic desktop gadgets for Windows 8+

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Microsoft Gadgets are very classic tiny desktop applications that are executed in a desktop sidebar or directly on the desktop. Unfortunately, it only exists on Windows Vista and 7. They were phased out with the launch of Windows 8 and replaced by tiles on the Start Screen, as Microsoft cited concerns that the sidebar introduced vulnerabilities in the operating system that could allow for remote code execution.

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